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From: kit@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
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Subject: Re: text selection
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Date: 25 Jul 89 20:56:27 GMT
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> I would like to have a callback procedure invoked whenever a user selects
> a portion of text from a Text Widget (Athena Widget Set). The callback
> should return the selected text. Is there a simple way to do this? How? 

How about adding your own action like this:

<Btn1Up>:	extend-end(PRIMARY, CUT_BUFFER0) MyAction() \n\
<Btn3Up>:	extend-end(PRIMARY, CUT_BUFFER0) MyAction()
 

Since actions are called in order there should always be a good selection
when you action routine is called.  Of course, if the user modified his
translation table then your action may not be called.


						Chris D. Peterson     
						MIT X Consortium 

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